This is great; I didn't know -- or had forgotten about the Source Samples.
As a result, I just had what I consider to be a great idea!
On my Internet Favorites list, I just added a folder named "GENIE-LEG,"
and while I was at the URL listed below (for the Sample Sources) I added
it to that folder
At 12:06 PM 13/10/2006, you wrote:
For instance if one enters the source "type" as census, the screen should
change to present fields specific to a census sheet (enumeration district,
page # etc). If the type is an archival document, the entry fields titles
should also change accordingly guiding
This has been one of the most interesting discussions
since I subscribed several years ago!
I have been collecting US Federal census data for a
couple of years, and have only entered a single census
for about five people into my database. I am still
not sure of what I want in reports, what level
Wilbur,
Are you sure you're not clicking on the setup icon? If you right click on
the shortcut and select Properties, what does it show for the Target uner
the Shortcut tab?
There's no expiration on the Standard Edition.
What was the full path that Legacy v5 was installed to? The default is
c
Carol, on Friday, October 13, 2006 10:28 AM
wrote:
.Do you mean Source Detail Text?. that's where I
put it BUT because I've done very little printing out recently I haven't
looked carefully at the Add this detail etc boxes.I can't see a similar box
on the Master Source entry screen to
I must say that Jeff's argument certainly seems logical. A firmly
structured method for data entry with choices for output sounds very
appealing. I wonder what sort of heartburn (if any) that would cause for
users?
And on another note, did anyone notice that Geoff said sourcing improvements
are
Hi Wilbur,
Legacy 5 should not be asking you for a user name and password to open the
program. Are you sure it's Legacy that is asking for the password and not
another program or your operating system? The password when first installing is
"family".
Maybe someone else can offer some help o
FWIW, an experienced genealogist can extract and enter a lot more than just
the 'residence' in a census event. A census sheet provides a lot of
information. For example for a 1910 census one can determine: residence, age
(therefore approx. date of birth), where born and where parents were born,
o
List members who have said, in effect, "It all depends on what you're after"
are exactly right.
Unlike the probable majority of Legacy users, I don't print coffeetable
books and don't have a web site. My research is strictly for posting at
RootsWeb (and annoying family at holidays). I put togeth
I have months of work in Legacy 5.0, and now I am
unable to open the program to continue my work.
My Daughter set up the 5.0 program originally on my
hard drive. Now, it is asking for a user name and password to open.
Can you check and see if she put a password in when the program was f
Well, I for one have purchased all of Geoff's
videos and they are excellent. I strongly recommend them to all because
they reveal all sorts of capabilities one would not otherwise know about. (As
Nick says, the sources video is not comprehensive enough). However, I do think
that, as I've al
But the user MUST decide for himself which method to use to get his
desired results. Others who want different results will have to use
different methods. As Elizabeth is constantly reminding us, you must
decide what you want your output to look like before you can figure out
how to enter you
As for being unable to remember how you did something in the past and
ending up with a muddled or duplicated database, why not make a simple
"crib sheet" for yourself, indicating how and where *you* prefer to enter
different types of information? (Actually, such forward planning should be
part
Hi Ted,
I have taken a snip of an email I wrote to a fellow researcher and Legacy
user on this very subject describing how I enter census information within
Legacy. Hopefully I have explained it well enough to be understood :-)
--
I transcribe all the info from a census year within one
I am very inclined to agree. I too am a relatively new Legacy user, and
have not yet decided where to put much of my source data. I would like very
much to see what others do so that I can get some ideas of how to do mine to
my liking. And - by the way - right here in LUG is the BEST place fo
Hi Teri and welcome to Legacy Land.
Please don't let this debate confuse or discourage you - it is one which
raises its head from time to time and no one person's opinion is either
right or wrong. If you were happy to follow a certain way of doing things
then simply go ahead and do it.
If yo
Thank you Geoff!
I had forgotten about these templates. They are very helpful. I am
now printing them for my reference.
Thanks again.
Bruce
On 10/12/06, Geoff Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Before my airplane takes off, let me share a few thoughts
First, to respond to how to record
I do hope that the moderators
will not berate me for this - I would like any one that is a programmer
(MYSql, visual basic, etc.) to contact me off the list for a possible
assignment and I will explain more of the project.
Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.Legacy
This is a very interesting, and helpful, discussion.
Personally, I would like to see several articles describing the
different approaches used and the reasons for the chosen approach.
This would be similar to how we have been given 4 (different)
approaches for "organizing your paper files".
On 1
Before my airplane takes off, let me share a few thoughts
First, to respond to how to record a census. I do add census information to
an event, although a census is more of a source. However, because that
census event has been entered, it will appear on the chronology showing me a
date and a p
malkajef wrote
Actually I agree with you that census is not really an "event".
I have to say that I do not understand why a Census should not be
treated as an Event. To me, an Event is anything that happens to a
person during their life (and after, in the case of Burial!). Being
Baptised,
malkajef wrote:
... without prompts I cannot always remember exactly how or where to
enter this or that data if there is no clearly suggested path.
The proper place to enter information will vary from one user to
another. There is NO logical conclusion that will work for everyone.
The extreme
I feel I need to weigh in here. I suspect 40% of the entries on this list are, in one way or another, related to recording sources. As a relatively new genealogist, I picked up Legacy on recommendations. I did not know the importance of formatting sources and how there were standards to meet should
Jeff said, "I
hear you Ron and you make excellent points. However, I would counter that
without a suggested entry path, you will have data entered one way here and
another way there and sometimes even duplicated in both. My memory is not as
good as yours because without prompts I cannot alwa
I hear you Ron and you make excellent points. However, I would counter that
without a suggested entry path, you will have data entered one way here and
another way there and sometimes even duplicated in both. My memory is not as
good as yours because without prompts I cannot always remember exa
Thanks Liz
Yes, although I am very experienced at genealogy, I
am very new at using Legacy and the entry of sources is awkward and prone to
error for new users. It does not need to be that way.
Jeff
- Original Message -
From:
Liz
Graydon
To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfam
Liz Graydon wrote
I have to agree with you there. I am a new user to Legacy and have spent
ages inputting all the census data into events, or certificate details into
say Marriage notes, Death certificate into death notes - I had failed to
understand about the source details. I have been readin
Liz Graydon wrote
As a new user I would be interested to know what others do in storing
details of witnesses on marriage certificates. Do you add them to the
marriage notes only or do you create a separate person in the database,
but do not link them - what I am thinking is that often in resea
Liz, I have never bothered to acutually keep a record of witnesses on a
regular basis and when I have I have just put them in notes. However, I do
agree that this does not make them obvious. One could always create a
Witness event and include them there should you wish, putting their names in
Liz Graydon wrote
I have to agree with you there. I am a new user to Legacy and have
spent ages inputting all the census data into events, or certificate
details into say Marriage notes, Death certificate into death notes -
I had failed to understand about the source details. I have been
rea
Jeff,
The flexibility of Legacy is, in my opinion, an asset and not an impediment
To take your example of a census, for me this a source and not an event. The
census records events, or if you prefer "facts"; these being name,
approximate age and place of birth, residence and occupation. Thus t
As a new user I would be interested to know what others do in storing details of witnesses on marriage certificates. Do you add them to the marriage notes only or do you create a separate person in the database, but do not link them - what I am thinking is that often in research you do find that t
Jeff
I have to agree with you there. I am a new user to Legacy and have spent ages inputting all the census data into events, or certificate details into say Marriage notes, Death certificate into death notes - I had failed to understand about the source details. I have been reading odd things a
Legacy understands OR so its best to enter conflicting dates in the form "22
Feb 1749 or 1750". This would avoid confusion with double dates.
Chris
- Original Message -
From: "Cynthia Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:05 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] date
I personally (maybe it is me) find entering source details confusing and
prone to error and inconsistency.
For instance in entering census data for an individual there seems to be 2
places where one might inadvertently enter the details of what is on the
census sheet.
a) in the event notes
b)
IF the date was in UK records, then to retain "double dating" and get it
right, you need to type 22 Feb 1751, which then inserts the date 22 Feb
1750/51.
Prior to 1752 a different calendar was in use where 25 March was "new year's
day" rather than 1 January.
Jack
-Original Message-
From
Personally I don't use double dating so I don't know as a fact, but logic
says it would. However, logic might not come into it :-)
Ron Ferguson
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I RECCOMEND printing out all your sources with people
attached as above, then as you fix one, cross off on
the print out. maybe make two copies, 1 for permanant
storage, and on to cross off on.
Rich
--- John Roose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What a great group. My thanx to Ron, Cary, Jonathan,
>
ronald ferguson wrote
It sounds like you have double dating checked. Options>Customise>Dates
and uncheck. But do you really want to ?
I haven't tried this, but if you unchecked the Double Dating box, then
corrected the "wrong" date by typing it as required and then rechecked
the box, would it
Thank you Ron - that solved it!
Cynthia
Reply
It sounds like you have double dating checked. Options>Customise>Dates and
uncheck. But do you really want to ?
Ron Ferguson
>I had listed 22 Feb 1749/50 meaning the year was either 1740 or 1750. Now
>that I have decided to use 1750, I am unable to
Cynthia,
It sounds like you have double dating checked. Options>Customise>Dates and
uncheck. But do you really want to ?
Ron Ferguson
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For Genealogy, Software and Social visit:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fergys/
*New Blog
Hoping someone can help to undo a date format problem, I apparently created.
I had listed 22 Feb 1749/50 meaning the year was either 1740 or 1750. Now
that I have decided to use 1750, I am unable to correct the situation. I
type in 1750 and when I tab to go to another section of the page it swit
I'd actually like to have the time to investigate how
an rtf file WITH images converts into WordPerfect,
but I don't. So I don't know how it positions the
images at all. In WP you should be able to right-
click on an image and choos from a list: position,
wrap, content, size ... and lots of others
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